It's that word "rendered". Brings to mind slaughter houses and animal remains.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Atlantic Canadian Monday Madness
[NAFDA] We used to get Buffy the day before everyone else, now we get Angel a week after everyone else. And Firefly every Monday!
Megan E. - Sep 19, 2003 6:35:43 am PDT #3725 of 6793
MechaKrelboyne - Sep 19, 2003 7:19:38 am PDT #3726 of 6793
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Exactly. Which brings me back to the food...
Megan E. - Sep 19, 2003 7:48:11 am PDT #3727 of 6793
Mmmm... rendered meat.
MechaKrelboyne - Sep 19, 2003 8:16:19 am PDT #3728 of 6793
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Sugarman's Potted Meat Product. You can REALLY taste the meat!
Megan E. - Sep 19, 2003 9:30:11 am PDT #3729 of 6793
My friend G. recommended an acupuncturist to me so I'm all set, once she calls me back.
Sue - Sep 19, 2003 10:55:44 am PDT #3730 of 6793
hip deep in pie
Megan, I think Lori's had acupuncture.
I've heard good things about the place on Wionsor Street. I think it's called North Wind, and they do acupuncture there.
Ouise - Sep 20, 2003 7:58:18 am PDT #3731 of 6793
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
The kind of treatment where they do electricity at the acupressure points instead of sticking a needle in works just as well, according to a study I read about in Skeptic Magazine (which concluded that acupunture did indeed work). So if you don't like needles, there is another option with the same effect.
I also
strongly
recommend that you do not try to use a muscle that has a needle stuck in it. That experience is definitely right up there in the pain-I-have-undergone list.
§ ita § - Sep 20, 2003 7:59:14 am PDT #3732 of 6793
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My treatment involved both electricity and puncture -- electricity was shot down some of the needles.
'Twas weird.
Sheryl - Sep 20, 2003 8:41:57 am PDT #3733 of 6793
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
My treatment involved both electricity and puncture -- electricity was shot down some of the needles.
That's the type I've been getting, along with massage.
'Twas weird.
That it is...
Ouise - Sep 20, 2003 9:27:43 am PDT #3734 of 6793
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
I just had the needles, but they felt tingly and electric on their own. (And excruciating, when I tried to sit up to look at the ones in my stomach.)